Hunters plan rally against wolves in Jackson

Laramie, WY – Hunting outfitters plan a rally on the town square in Jackson to call attention to declining elk herds and hunting opportunities around Yellowstone National Park that they blame on wolves. Jackson area outfitter B.J. Hill is an organizer of Saturday'sWolf Impact Rally. Hill says he expects hundreds of people toattend. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is cutting cow elk permitsnorth and east of Jackson for the coming season. A departmentbiologist says wolves preying on elk calves are a factor. Environmental groups have sued to prevent Wyoming from takingover wolf management from the federal government. The state hasproposed declaring wolves a predator species that could be shot onsight in most of the state.